[CPEO-MEF] RADON: Nellis Air Force Base (NV) mitigates radon intrusion in new construction

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

Air Base Tries Radon Solution

By Tony Illia
ENR Southwest
March 3, 2011

Southern Nevada's Nellis Air Force Base is trimming construction  
costs of a new child development center by nearly 4% by using a  
unique aerated plastic-riser foundation system.

Cobblestone Construction, Las Vegas, broke ground on the $7.2-million  
design-build project in August 2010 and later discovered that the six- 
acre site along the northwest edge of the base was contaminated with  
radon.

The 26,000-sq-ft block building consequently required a gas  
ventilation system, which typically comprises a vapor barrier  
consisting of a membrane of washed rocks and liquid as well as  
perforated pipe and fans. Wright Engineers, Las Vegas, proposed a  
cost-effective alternative called Cupolex, which saved $10.97 per sq  
ft, or $285,000 in materials.

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For the entire article, see
http://southwest.construction.com/southwest_contractor_news/ 
2011/0303_NellisRadonFix.asp

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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